Category Archives: Chickens

We survived the winds of yesterday’s storm Doris without too much damage. A few fence posts have come loose which will have to be dealt with at a future date and the tarpaulin over the corner shaped part of the … Continue reading →

With spring on it’s way, hormones raging and egg laying beginning or about to begin, the girls behaviour is changing. They have a new found confidence and all of them including the little girls are more vocal. Suddenly Emerald and … Continue reading →

I have wanted to add new girls since losing Pebbles but have had to wait and be patient.  Firstly I needed to let six weeks pass to make sure the flock was in good health. It then wouldn’t have been … Continue reading →

The girls are definitely enjoying the better weather. There has been lots of dust bathing. Yesterday even Freckles joined in the communal dust bath. This time it was Emerald who was missing. She was off doing her own thing. One … Continue reading →

Barley laid four eggs, one every other day, then took a week off. Speckles laid her first egg of the year three days ago and it was huge. Yesterday Barley laid another egg and in comparison to Speckles egg it … Continue reading →

Every day, several times a day, I check the nest boxes for eggs just in case I have missed the egg shout. I lift both nest box lids and check inside. Every time I do this the four bigger girls … Continue reading →

Yesterday was such a lovely day. We spent some time in the garden and I planted my pink primulas and filled a few empty tubs. The girls had a massive communal dust bathing session. Freckles doesn’t join in the communal … Continue reading →

Spring is definitely in the chicken run. The girls are vocal, Emerald and Speckles are now jumping on the gate and then Speckles to my shoulder from there. The girls have a spring in their step and I am sure … Continue reading →

I have had a feeling over the last few days that Speckles was getting ready to start laying again. She has been much more vocal recently. This morning on several occasions I could hear her shouting and when I went … Continue reading →

It was only three days ago that I did a post on combs and I said in the comments that Speckles comb would get a bit bigger and redder. Today I realised that in just that short time it has … Continue reading →